Telegram-herald., 1887-11-16
A "CLEnICAL ERROR"
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cLEFkLAsB. Nor. -. - The Rev. Or.
Thompson r. Hlltrsib. pastor Of the L0-
xsins Street "A 4. eharch, . n troable aud
/. ehorch rri4l has been called for he 20th
INST Is - charged lh4G the Doctor has been
soo impst10us 10 bis atteAtl0ns 70 the
tadies. ths sans sort OF accusation that at
tsched - his azms While stationed IN Grsnd
KsDids. Au. Carrie Mcdonald. OF Lake
viss. ak sbose house dildregh had rooms
iast Summer. alleges Hfldreth bad engaged
= room ant board a. her aouse tor too
women VIA lived In SorEaik. 1hsrs
lie vas then stationed. one Of the
women only stayed . day or two and
alter her departure Mrs. Mcdonald say ;
that Hiidf-th lnste practice OF VIsiting
ths other WOMAN ia her room several times
dzy. 01 VARIOUS pFetenses. Wills the other
SosEders were slbendinz exercises &C the
la5ernacie- she also says that on one oc-
.asion. wien Ia a lower room with Belle
Mallory domestic, they heard HiidIeth
enter TIE WOMAN room above, that = vim
der through the door intended for = stove
noe enabled them % hear dlstinclY all that
= A. said In the room above, and that Hill
dreEh then nd there made cr4l approaches
I'D remarks 10 the woman, that are
rscited ia the afhdaviE but are not
suitable Tor publication. That the first 0p-
bortunity sac expelled the woman from the
ususe. and Dr.. Hiidregh did not return 70 IT.
The indictment gees OG 70 say that when
Or. hlldrsth was pastor OF church AZ
Grand Rapids ~ 1874, the Rev. ID. +.
tsrnes his presiding elder. heard unf4vor-
s.ols reports IA regard 70 Hlltreth. which
sers aid % originate with the police; that
lisrnes interviewed Chief OF Police Moran.
az that city. and Was told that the reports
k.zrrt 80 a.. ~.
Nildfeth had associates OF extremely doubt
ftl character in that city. Following this
rs- the allegation that in 1878 DR.. Hildreth
Nss charged by the landlord OF hotei at
Alpion with eondncI reprehensible on the
oxrr OF anyone, and especially 50 on the
TART Of a minister. that the presiding elder
OF the district Investigated, and that DR..
Hiidrefh was given the benefit OF the
doubt iovelved in the issue OF voracity be-
t-esn htna and the landlord In connec-
ton with the charges located ia Michigan
the Letter of Jackson physician was sub
n.ittsd which. read ia the light of an in
ouivy submitted 20 him. conveyed the in
formation that he had treated DR.. Hildreth
medically under circumstances Jusufying
he zraysst doubts as to the lAtters purity
OF lie
TIE servant girl at the Mcdonald house
says she saw Hildreth enter the woman 8
room spd Kiss and fondle her as she lay on
the bed
Dr. Hfldrsth is charged with indiscretion
at SAudusky. while Superintendent oi
schools there in 1854 that he was COM
pelle6to resign. Ii Is also charged that he
was COMPROMISED oy bis association with a
vSOman while pastor Of the Trinity ~. K.
church, Of New YORK. in 1857. which COM
yelled ais resignation, before the close ol
his term. In the year following he sought
ID appointment in Ohio. and the conference
record OF that year shows that his character
sas arrested and was publicly admon-
sshed by Bishop Thompson.
Ctifer allegations folio. which place the
rsyerend gentleman in a bad plight. and
thc counts are supported. 20 some extent
by records and .ettsrs The last charge i:
sIoCodied Ia two aftidsvits made BY Mrs,
Carrie Mcdonald, OF Lakeside, and Miss
Belle Mallory. of oak HaroOr. Ottawa coun
~ vkO charge Htldreth With making ora
appraeehes and remarks 20 them. that ars
cited ID f1l. but are lot suilaole for publ
cati0o-
The doctor refuses TO make any statsmen
at present. but says be viii await the result
VITA the fullest conGdencs that be can meet
tae accusation a. Ihe proper tine.